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i gotta hand it to thomas massie youtu.be/RPOxBl_WMWc

These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.

The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...

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We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...

The NYT says today’s #NoKings protests had “no shortage of skeptics,” and then quoted exactly one of those skeptics: The chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans (as of 2025.) But of course, the Times doesn’t ID him as such. He’s just a Concerned Youth.

No one connects the dots like Sarah Kendzior.

“…his sole restraint is ‘my own morality . . . It’s the only thing that can stop me.’ America’s constitutional system has so far given no reason to doubt him.” By Ed Luce

Important these words are repeated again and again.

NEW: "Trump Shits on Europe. Rubio Applies Perfume." www.thebulwark.com/p/rubio-to-e...

In Munich "I did not meet a single person of any nationality who thinks that the American-European relationship is returning to business as usual" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

C’mon CNN. Do better.

Blessed are those who go to the mat for civil liberties without having to see an American citizen murdered in the street by agents of the state.

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This is truth, right here.

Trump lost his trade war in every possible sense. It hurt the economy; it made us look ludicrous and lawless; and it gave Beijing a chance to reach for world power. And there is nothing Trump can do about any of this except back down and blame others. (1/2)

Six months ago I wrote this post about “the next terrorist attack.” I republish it now (lightly updated) because my fear of this scenario has recently grown much greater. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Keep taking videos of what ICE is doing. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is right, document what’s happening. This is why they hate journalists so much.

A very rewarding read.

The Trump administration is planning to use military bases across the country to detain our immigrant neighbors and loved ones. Tell your members of Congress to stop ICE’s cruel, abusive mass detention machine NOW.

Five years ago, Jared Wise was filmed calling on rioters to "kill" police at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, who he said were "Nazis" and "Gestapo." Today, Jared Wise is a senior adviser at Trump's Department of Justice.

Orban banned it, so even more people turned out

Raskin: You are not our king, and we are not your subjects. We will never be your subjects. All of us born here on this land are citizens and your executive order is nothing but bad graffiti on the Constitution, and we're going to wash it off today

40/40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (Matthew 25:34-40)

SCOOP: Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

So, actually, it always was Russia.

"Like many Americans lately, I am seized with curiosity about who is actually running the government of the United States. For that reason, I watched Sean Hannity’s Fox News interview with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk," writes Tom Nichols.

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

Valuable thread.

Right?! Trump’s campaign website had something called “Agenda 47”. This platform was just major parts of Project 2025, except in Trumpspeak.

Clickbait. Do better, Economist.

The lawyers get to work: Trump sued over DOGE

Are you F***ing kidding me, NYT?

Cory Doctorow discusses enshittifcation: "There’s a reason why it feels like the internet has gone bad" I observe there are two major sites that have stayed the course. www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/b...

WASHINGTON POST EDITOR: “All right, everyone, we need a euphemism for ARMED REBELLION—and we need it stat. The Big Guy’ll be pissed if we call what a man whose Inauguration he just gave a million to did in 2021 ARMED REBELLION. Obviously SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY is right out. So come on, people, ideas!”

Bob Kagan is right: the Russians don't want to negotiate, they want to destroy Ukraine "Trump must now choose between accepting a humiliating strategic defeat on the global stage and immediately redoubling American support for Ukraine while there’s still time" www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Congestion pricing works

The events in Syria have made the world realise once again, or at least they should, that even the most cruel regime may fall and that Russia and its allies can be defeated.

Four scenarios for Trumpomuskovia, the musko-trumpified America snyder.substack.com/p/trumpomusk...

Like the lawyers, doctors and other medical professionals are preparing to stand up and speak truth to power. Our fellow citizens deserve no less.

Each of Trump's proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is simply a vengeful old man, lashing out. This is unlikely. He and Musk and Putin have been talking for years. And the whole idea was that this time he had a plan. snyder.substack.com/p/decapitati...

“Freedom means you decide who you are, and then when things change around you, you continue to be that person. And in so doing, you do constructive work. You set an example for other people. You meet new people who are also trying to remain themselves.” www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...